Good morning! I’m super excited to be a stop on the hop for the Simon Says Stamp Rest and Refresh blog hop!!
Have you checked out the new release yet? It’s FABULOUS!!!
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Here are two cards I shared yesterday using the new release (find more details here):
And today I have two more cards to share as well as a video! 🙂
You can watch the video below or at my YouTube channel!
This was one of those projects I didn’t think would ever see the light of day. Things went wrong right and left but I’m really glad I didn’t chuck it in the trash can because I really love how it turned out! I started by watercoloring the sky, sun, water, and sand with distress inks.
Then I went back and colored the palm trees and birds with copic markers. I also used copics to add accents and details to the water and sand. I initially made a mess of masking my clouds and when my first fix didn’t quite work I decided to just add glitter! 😉 I added a thin layer of nuvo crystal glaze to each cloud and sprinkled them with chunky and prisma glitter. I also added accents with a white gel pen and a posca marker. Finally I added a thin layer of crystal glaze to the sun and reflections in the water! I trimmed the panel down and adhered it to a card base!
My second card is also ocean-themed but in a not-so tropical way!
I used some simple no-line pencil coloring and the beautiful Your Light set for my second card. I started by stamping the clouds and sailboats onto a piece of dark navy cardstock with unicorn white pigment ink. I quickly used my heat gun to dry the ink and then colored the images with luminance pencils.
Once I was happy with the way the sailboat looked I stamped the sentiment onto white cardstock and heat-embossed it with red embossing powder. I die-cut the sentiment with the sentiment label dies and adhered it to my card with foam mounting tape to finish the card!
And that’s it for today! Check out the Rest and Refresh gallery on the Simon Says Stamp blog for even more crafty inspiration! And we have a special gift for all of our blog hoppers this weekend!! Use the code CRL898 on any purchase at Simon Says Stamp this weekend for your Simon Says Stamp exclusive Coral Reef ink pad (while supplies last!)!!
To celebrate the Rest and Refresh release EVERY stop on the hop is giving away a $25 gift certificate to Simon Says Stamp! To enter, leave a comment on all the hop stops before 11:59PM ET Sunday, June 9th! Winners will be posted on the Simon Says Stamp store blog on Wednesday, June 12th! Here’s a list of all the stops on the hop:
- Simon Says Stamp
- Cathy Zielske
- Nina-Marie Trapani
- Jessica Frost-Ballas –> You are here!
- Amy Rysavy
- Suzy Plantamura
- Lisa Addesa
- Heather Hoffman
- Gayatri Murali
- Ankita Gupta
- Barb Engler
- Marge Yoon
Thanks so much for stopping by, have a fabulous day, and enjoy the hop!
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I love these cards, Jessica! The paradise is such a beautiful scene with all the color and shine. I’m partial to sailboats, so that card is definitely a favorite! Beautiful coloring! Thanks for sharing your creativity!
Wow what beautiful cards. The colors are so vibrant and beautiful. Love t he beach scene
I love the pencil coloring of the sailboat, it’s so dramatic on the dark background. Beautiful!
I love it!!!! Thanks for the inspiration.
What a gorgeous sunset. You got it just right!
Love your sailboat card! The colouring is fantastic!
Jessica, I now have a separate folder in my Pinterest Papercrafts board for All The Sparkle! I love the diversity of your cards. Thank you!
Thanks for sharing about your struggles with the Paradise card. It turned out beautifully and is an encouragement to those of us who struggle with watercolor at times. Your second card is beautiful also and a unique take on a nautical theme. I think it was Winston Churchill who said, “Never, never give up”! 🙂
Wonderful colouring! I love the card with the wildflower silhouettes, and the colouring on the black card stock – stunning!
Such a cute card! I really love that silhouette card, though Thanks!
Thanks for sharing these wonderful inspirations!
These are so pretty! Your ‘Hello Paradise’ card is amazing… love the tropical colors and designs! Glad you stuck with it and finished the card! It’s beautiful!
Love the sunset card. The colors are gorgeous!! It’s also nice to know that designers can make mistakes and not like their creations, too. You are human!! 🙂
Lovely job on the scenery background! I love seeing mentors show they are human and mistakes happen. Your coloring of the sailboat is gorgeous. Great use of SSS new great release.
As usual, your cards are gorgeous! Thanks for the inspiration.
Thanks for participating in this hop & giving me inspiration Jess. Your colouring is so very good & the colouring pages are always such fun.
Glitter DOES fix everything! 🙂 . Great cards!
WOW!! What a specaculacular card!!
Your cards are wonderful! I just love your no-line pencil coloring on the dark navy cardstock! So cool. 🙂
Awesome cards! I especially love that sailboat card! The coloring just pops on that dark cardstock!
Thank you for the lovely inspiration!
WOW!! Each of your cards has a unique style. The sailboat on black is striking. Love your purple tones flowers from yesterday!
Love the colorful cards and the different techniques
Wow, I just love that bright card!
Supercute!